6.2-magnitude earthquake rocks Turkey, Greek island
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AN earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.2 shook western Turkey and the Greek island of Lesbos yesterday, scaring residents and damaging buildings.
Turkey’s Disaster and Emergency Management said that the earthquake’s epicenter was in the Aegean Sea at the very shallow depth of 7 kilometers and hit at 3:28pm. At least 20 aftershocks were recorded. Tremors were felt in densely populated Istanbul and in the western Turkish provinces of Izmir.
Authorities in Lesbos said dozens of homes were damaged in parts of the island and some roads were closed, but there were no reports of serious injuries. “We are advising residents in affected areas of Lesbos to remain outdoors until buildings can be inspected,” senior seismologist Efthimios Lekkas said.
In Turkey, Ayse Selvi, 61, felt the tremors in her summer home in Karaburun near the quake’s epicenter. “My God, all the picture frames fell on the ground and I have no idea how I ran out. I’m scared to go inside now.”
Turkey’s emergency management agency said there were no reports of casualties.
State-run radio in Greece said hundreds of residents left buildings and waited out in the street in Lesbos’ capital, Mytilene.
Temblors are frequent in Greece and Turkey, which are on active fault lines. Two deadly earthquakes hit northwest Turkey in 1999, killing 18,000 people.
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